903 Johnson Rd, Salisbury, MD 21804

Planned Residential Development District

A residential development planned and constructed in accordance with a unified plan approved under stringent review procedures operates in harmony with existing and future surrounding development and aid in achieving the goals and recommendations of the housing element of the comprehensive plan for the city; The purpose of the planned residential district is to provide the maximum choice in type of living environment and living accommodations available to the residents of the city. The district is established to produce: An efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks of utilities and streets, thereby encouraging a diversity of living environments and a variety of housing styles; Open space and recreation areas which are essential and major elements of the planned development and which are related to and affect the long-term value of homes within the development and adjoining or nearby development; A development which is based on design and intensity of use and the relationship between land uses rather than on standardized residential districts which are segregated from each other on the basis of housing types and development standards; A pattern of development which preserves the natural environment of the site, including trees, outstanding natural topography and geologic features; Development flexibility to respond to market demands.